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Where Do Writers Write?

Allison K Gibson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Allison K Gibson

I have asked a few writers whom I admire to talk about where they write. Here are their responses.

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It's Christmas: Don't Get an MFA -- Write a Story, Win a Prize

Elizabeth Benedict | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elizabeth Benedict

Plenty of writers proceed without courses, without MFAs. They read voraciously, and learn about writing from reading, the way we learned to write before there were courses in it.

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